Triplicate sales-book



S. T. DALTON- TRIPLICATQSALES BOOK. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9. 1918 1 ,3 1 4,509 Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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S. T. DALTON.

TRIPLICATE SALES BOOK.

APPLICATION mu) SEPT. 9.19m.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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STEPHEN THOMAS DALTON, OF SHELBY, OHIO.

TRIPLICATE SALES-BOOK.

Application filed September 9, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN THOMAS DALTON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Shelby, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Triplicate Sales-Books, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in triplicate sales books, of that type employing tissue sheets in independent bound form, for the retained itemized record of sales.

In such books, as ordinarily constructed, there is provided a stiff backing, adapted to be opened substantially flat, and made up of three sections. These include a central section, which forms the back of the book when closed, one side section, which forms the cover of the book when closed, and an opposite side section, which forms an intermediate part of the book when closed.

The tissue sheets, usually bound in more or less permanent book form, are removably secured at the juncture of the back and cover, and the original and duplicate record sheets, also in bound form, are removably secured to the outer surface of the intermediate part of the backing. IVhen the cover is opened, the'tissue and record sheets are on immediately adjacent sections of the book, and the particular tissue sheet may be readily placed between the original record sheet and the double-face carbon employed, so as to provide the desired triplicate record. After a sales record, the original and duplicate record sheets are removed from the book, as usual, and the used tissue sheet laid against the inner surface of the back, beneath the intermediate section.

In books of this type, the unused or fresh tissue sheets ordinarily lie against the inner surface of the cover while the book is being used, and when the book is closed such tissue sheets are folded loosely onto the record sheets. to open the book for use, he must of course reach beneath the then bottom unused tissue sheet. In practice this is difficult. and he 15 more liable to reach below the desired tissue sheet, so that on opening the book, the carbon, and also the last usedtissue sheet are liable to be torn.

The present invention aims to overcome this difficulty and entirely avoid the liability noted, by providing the cover of the book Specification of Letters Patent.

When the user attempts Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

Serial No. 253,139.

with means for temporarily holding the unused or fresh tissue sheets in fixed relation thereto. This permits the unused tissue sheets to be moved as a unit with the cover on opening or closing the same, removing all liability of damage from the source noted, and insuring a proper opening of the book under all conditions.

Furthermore, sales books of this type employ an index sheet, on which the total sales of any particular tissue sheet are to be transferred, in a space on such index sheet corresponding by number with the permanent number on the tissue sheet. The idex sheets have heretofore been reinovably secured to the inner surface of the cover section, that is directly beneath the unused or fresh tissue sheets. Under these conditions, it. is necessary, when transferring a record from a used tissue to the index sheet, to turn over all unused or fresh tissue sheets onto the tissue from which the record is being taken, in order that the index sheet may be exposed for writing thereon. This necessitates the salesman memorizing the amount to be transferred, as the record on the tissue sheet necessarily concealed before the index sheet is exposed. This often leads to error in the amount transferred,

and is a sourceo't' loss of time in correcting when accounting,

The present invention avoids this liability to error, by placing the index sheet on the inner surface of the intermediate section of the book backing, that is the surface opposite the record-sheet receiving surface of such section. Then when the book is fully open, the index sheet is exposed, directly alongside the used tissue sheets, and the recording is merely one of transfer,,the used tissue and the index sheet being both fully exposed during the operation. Error from the cause above noted, is thus eliminated.

This arrangement of the index sheet leads to another advantage. As previously stated, the tissue sheets are permanently numbered, and the index sheet has spaces numbered to correspond with the tissue sheets, each space of the index sheet being intended to receive the total sales amount'of the correspondingly numbered tissue sheet. Owing to the extremely thin nature of the tissue sheets. it not infrequently happens that two tissue sheets are inadvertently used for one record. With the index sheet positioned as heretofore employed, the fact that the number on the particular used tissue does correspond with the space to be used on the index sheet, is frequently overlooked, or at least adds to the detail to be remembered in transferring. This leads toan error, which, unless discovered and corrected, constitutes a variance between the tissue sheets and the index sheet throughout the rest of the book. With the improved positioning of the index sheet, the fully exposed relation of the tissue and index sheets during the transfer, renders error of this kind improbable, or at least affords an almost certain correction of such error in a subsequent transfer, as comparison of the number on the particular tissue sheet and of the space on the index sheet to be used, is almost mechanical, as both are fully exposed during the full transferring operation.

The invention, as applied to an accepted type of triplicate sales book, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the book, the cover being open, and the parts in positions for making a sales record.

Fig. 2 is a plan with the backing fully opened.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View, the book being shown fully closed.

Fig. 4: is a broken perspective View, showing the means for holding the tissue sheets in position in the book.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken through the recordsheets, with the parts of the book in position to make a sales record.

Fig. 6 is a perspective of a record sheet, showing the original and duplicate record.

The details of the present invention are here shown as applied to a triplicate sales 1 ture comprises a book backing, of more or movement.

and the section 3 forms an intermediate part between the cover and back. The said sections will be hereinafter referred to as cover, back, and intermediate part, as above noted.

The tissue sheets 4, which are to be bound in more or less permanent book form as usual, are removably secured to the inner side of the book backing, at the juncture of the back and cover. The holding means for the tissue sheet'book, as here shown, constitutes a right angled plate 5, riveted or otherwise fixed in place. On the plate is mounted a receiving and holding rectangular loop 6, having the main bar 7 of a length slightly exceeding the length of the tissue sheet book.

The opposing bar 8 of the loop is centrallyv offset to provide angled end portions 9. The loop is pivotally or swingingly mounted at 10 on the plate 5, so that the main bar extends forward from the upstanding portion of the plate 5, to permit the application of the tissue sheet book, which is then forced toward said portion of the plate 5, to removably hold the tissue sheet book in proper position in the sales book for intended use.

A holder 11 of any desired construction is applied to the outer surface and edge of the intermediate part 3 of the backing, which holder is to receive the pad of record sheets 12, here shown as comprising the usual original sheet 13, the duplicate sheet 14, and the double face carbon sheetr 15, in as many sets as desired.

With the book open to permit sales entries, which is as illustrated in Fig. 1, it will be noted that the intermediate part 3 is folded in on the back 1, so as to lie alongside of and adjacent the cover 2. The proper tissue sheet 4 may be conveniently turned toward the record sheets, and arranged between the original sheet 13 and carbon sheet 15 of the upper series of record sheets. The record made is thus in triplicate, and as usual the original and duplicate sheets are removed from the record sheet pad, one being given to the customer and the other sent to the cashier. This leaves the marked tissue sheet as the only itemized sales record remaining with the book.

Following a sales record, the book is usually closed until next required, and in closing the book the unused or fresh tissue sheets, which during the use of the book have been lying against'the inner surface of the cover, are turned down onto the pad of record sheets, as in Fig. 3. The tissue sheets, as in books of this type asheretofore constructed, would be loose, except for the holding means, and in such books are entirely without additional means for holding them in position. In opening the cover for the next use of the book, the salesman with such previously constructed book, must carefully lift all loose tissue sheets from the pad, and this requires some time and care, or there is extreme liability of tearing the carbon sheet and the previously used or 'placed tissue sheet.

An essential detail of the present invention is provided to avoid the necessity for this extreme care in o-lpening the book, and also to entirely avoid t 1e liability to damage from this source, such detail consisting of a means whereby all of the unused or fresh tissue sheets may be temporarily held as a unit with the cover 2, and at all times movable therewith without particular care or attention on the part of the salesman.

This detail of the invention resides in a tissue. fixing clip 16, preferably a narrow strip of metal secured in any appropriate i be obvious.

manner to the cover, as at 17, here shown as having the metal looped and clamped to the margin binding of the cover edge. The main length of the clip overlies the inner surface of the cover, and terminates in a coil end 18 ext-ending toward the cover. The opposite end of the strip extends beyond the cover edge as a handle coil 19. The clip is arranged to normally bear upon the tissue sheets resting on the cover, and hold such sheets temporarily as a unit with the cover. Thus the cover, in being opened or closed will carry all unused or fresh tissue sheets with it, and the damage liability in opening the book, as above referred to, is entirely avoided. Of course each tissue sheet as needed may be readily slipped from beneath the clip, as will The coil ends of the clip pr vent bending of the clip pro-per under any undue pressure on the book, when closed. The handle end of the clip provides a convenient means for opening the cover, and it is to be understood that, through pressure on the handle, the holding end of the clip may be raised a su'llicient distance from the cover surface to permit the convenient application of a new tissue book, when necessary.

The tissue sheets are numbered consecutively and books of this type have an index sheet, with spaces numbered to correspond with the numbers of the tissue sheets. The sales amount of each tissue sheet is intended to be entered on the correspondingly numbered space of the index sheet. The index sheet, here shown at 20, has been heretofore removably applied to the inner surface of the cover 2, that is beneath the unused or fresh tissue sheets. When transferring amounts under this arrangement, all unused tissue sheets have to be turned from the face of the index sheet and onto the tissue from which the amount is being transferred, before the index sheet can be exposed for use. This requires that the salesman remember the amount to be transferred, as the tissue sheet from which the amount is taken is necessarily cove-red when writing on the index sheet. Errors are extremely liable under these conditions, and loss of time entailed in correcting such errors.

Another important detail of the present invention is directed to entirely removing the cause of such errors, by placing the index sheet against the inner surface of the intermediate part 3 of the backing. The

used tissue sheets, following the recording of the sales thereon, are positioned against the inner surface of the back 1, wholly be neath the intermediate part 3, When the book is in the sales recording condition as in Fig. 1. With the index sheet 20 in the position described on the intermediate part 3, the book, when fully opened to expose such index sheet, as shown in Fig. 2, positions such index sheet alongside and immediately adjacent the used tissue sheets. Both the tissue sheet from which the amount to be transferred is taken, and the index sheet to which the said amount is to be transferred, are fully and completely exposed during the transfer, and remain so until the book is closed. The transfer is thus conveniently carried out, with full opportunity of comparison, and error is unlikely.

The arrangement of the index sheet described tends to avoid another disadvantage of the triplicate sales book of this type as heretofore constructed; The tissue sheets, owing to their thin character, are frequently and inadvertently picked other than singly when to be placed in the record pad. As the tissue sheets are numbered and the amount spaces of the index sheet correspondingly numbered, the arrangement of the index sheet, as heretofore practised, added another detail for the memory ofthe salesman in making the transfer, to be sure that the index space number and the particular tissue sheet number agreed. Otherwise, error resulted, which if not corrected continued throughout all subsequent entries. With the arrangement of the index sheet as in the present invention, full and complete comparison is possible, in fact almost mechanical, so that if error occurs, through use for example of two tissue sheets for one record, it can be readily detected, and correction made, avoiding the continuance of the error throughout.

If desired, and as preferred, the intermediate part 3 of the book backing, may be extended, at a convenient edge or corner, to provide a finger lip 21, for convenience in turning such part in the various operations described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a triplicate sales book in combination, a three part cover hinged together, a tissue book removably connected to one of said parts, means to retain the tissue sheets in juxta-position to one of the parts as a unit. and an index attached to one of said parts in such a manner as to aline same with the tissue sheets when the parts are spread out thereby exposing the used tissue sheet to view of the user adjacent to the index and at the same time, as described.

2. The elements defined in claim 1 characterizcd b'v finger pieces provided on the hinged parts to assist in manipulating the book. as described.

3. In a triplicate sales book in combination, a three part cover hinged together, a tissue book removably connected to one of said parts. yieldahle means to retain the unused tissue sheets in juxta-position to one of the parts as a unit, and an index attached to one of said parts in such a manner as to aline same with the tissue sheets when the parts are inop'en position thereby exposing the used tissue sheet and index to view at the same time.

,4. In a triplicate sales book in combination a three part cover hinged together, a tissue book removably connected to one of said parts, means to retain the tissue sheets in juxta-position to one of the parts as a unit, an index, means to removably secure said index to one of said parts in such a manner as to aline same with the tissue sheets when the parts are spread out there'- by exposing the used tissue sheet to the View of the user adjacent to the index and at a; :e same time.

5. In a triplicate sales book comprising a three part cover, a pad of duplicate leaves secured thereto, a tissue book arranged along the edgeof the pad of duplicate leaves on one of the parts, and an index secured to another partand adapted when inanr zlancc to be exposed to View adjacent to and at the same time as a used tissue sheet. 7

6. In a triplicate sales book comprising a three part cover, a pad of duplicate leaves secured thereto, a tissue book arranged along the edge of the pad of duplicate leaves on one. of the other parts, an index secured to another part and adapted when manipulated to be exposed'to view adjacent to and at the same timeas a used tissue sheet, and means to maintain the unused tissue sheets in juxtaposition to one part-of the cover as described.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for 7 In a triplicate sales book, a three part cover flexibly connected together, a pad of leaves secured to one side of one part, an index sheet secured to the oppositeside of said part, a tissue book secured to another part along the edge of the aforementioned pad of leaves, yieldable means adapted to retain the unused tissue sheets to the next adj acent part of the cover,said combination of cover in combination with means for making 7 triplicate copies of memoranda, means for removably retaining the used copies on a part of said cover, an index, means torremovably securing said index on another part of the cover so as to exhibit the used copy of the memoranda at the same time as the index when the cover is spread out, and

means o1": retaining the unused triplicate copies to another part of said cover as a unit. I In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' STEPHEN THOMAS DALTON.

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